Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Democratic state lawmakers sue Munger to get paidDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois House Democratic lawmakers are suing Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger, claiming her move to delay lawmakers' paychecks is unconstitutional. The complaint, f...
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Lawmakers vote to extend historic tax credit for Elgin, Aurora by one yearDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - State lawmakers approved a one-year extension of a special tax credit program for the redevelopment of historic properties in river communities including Aurora and Elgi...
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Cullerton narrowly retains seat in 23rd Senate DistrictNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Incumbent Democrat Tom Cullerton of Villa Park appears to have narrowly defeated Republican challenger Seth Lewis to retain his 23rd District state Senate seat. With onl...
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Althoff wins in 32nd Senate raceNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Incumbent Republican state Sen. Pamela Althoff handily won re-election Tuesday against Democrat Melissa Coyne in the 32nd District state Senate race. Unofficial vote tot...
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Oberweis leading in race for state Senate 25th District seatNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Republican State Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove appears to be headed to a second term in the state Senate's 25th District. He was leading Democrat Corinne Pierog of St...
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Melinda Bush returning to state senateNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake is returning to Springfield. With all precincts counted, unofficial totals show Bush topped Republican Michael Amrozowicz...
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Castro takes 22nd Senate seatNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Democrat Cristina Castro won the race for 22nd District state Senate seat Tuesday with the vast majority of precincts reporting. Castro had 34,484 votes, or 64.9 percent...
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McConchie cruises to win in 26th State Senate raceNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - With nearly all precincts counted late Tuesday night, state Sen. Dan McConchie held a 20-point lead over his Democratic challenger as he sought election to the Barringto...
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Morrison retains state senate seatNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Julie Morrison won a third term in office after defeating Republican challenger Benjamin Salzberg Tuesday. Morrison won nearly 60 percent...
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Murphy defeats Thillens in state Senate raceNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Democratic incumbent Sen. Laura Murphy, who has been in office a year, said after her victory Tuesday she's ready to go back to pursue her agenda focused on the middle c...